Fujiwara-kyō

Also known as Aramashi-kyō

right|thumb|280px|Map of Fujiwara-kyō was the Imperial capital of Japan for sixteen years, between 694 and 710. It was located in Yamato Province (present-day Kashihara in Nara Prefecture), having been moved from nearby Asuka, and remained the capital until its relocation to Heijō-kyō, present-day Nara. It was the first in Japanese history to have been a planned city based on a square grid pattern modeled after Chang'an, the capital of Tang dynasty China.

Key facts

Ancient site.name: Fujiwara-kyō
Ancient site.native_name: 藤原京
Ancient site.image: 210401 One-thousandth scale model of Aramashinomiyako.jpg
Ancient site.caption: 1/1000 scale model of Fujiwara-kyō
Ancient site.map_type: Japan Nara Prefecture#Japan
Ancient site.map_alt: Location in Japan
Ancient site.relief: 1
Ancient site.map_caption: Fujiwara-kyō
Ancient site.map_size: 270px
Ancient site.location: Kashihara, Nara, Japan
Ancient site.region: Kansai region
Ancient site.type: settlement trace

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History
Fujiwara-kyō extent and layout
Fujiwara Palace
See also
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==History== Per the Nihon Shoki, in the 5th year of Emperor Tenmu's reign (676), the emperor began selecting the site of a new capital. Construction work was carried out over a number of years, based on the different standards of grid-like grids discovered during excavations, and was halted by the emperor's death. It was resumed in 690 under Empress Jitō and continued under the reigns of Emperor Monmu and Empress Genmei. Empress Genmei (661–721) moved the capital from Fujiwara-kyō to Nara (then Heijō-kyō) in 710, mainly to carry out the wishes of her son Emperor Monmu (683–707), who was the previous occupant of the throne and had ordered in 697 to search for a new proper capital site.